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Indonesia to put off executions due to economic slowdown

Indonesia is putting off executions due to the slowdown in South-east Asia's largest economy, the chief security minister said on Thursday, without explaining the connection.

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[JAKARTA] Indonesia is putting off executions due to the slowdown in South-east Asia's largest economy, the chief security minister said on Thursday, without explaining the connection.

Indonesia has executed 14 drug offenders this year, straining relations with Australia, Brazil, the Netherlands and Nigeria, which all had citizens among those shot by firing squad. The last executions took place in April.